Canada Goose’s Homemade Strategy Sidesteps Supply-Chain Snarls
- Company makes most products in Canada, has stacked up material
- Expects no material headwinds from supply or shipping
Dani Reiss speaks at the Canada Goose manufacturing facility in Montreal in April 2019.
Photographer: Christinne Muschi/BloombergParka maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. has long touted its made-in-Canada approach to boost the brand’s appeal. It’s now pointing to it as an asset against the supply-chain logjams that are giving global retailers headaches.
With eight factories in its home country, and a habit of keeping plenty of raw materials on hand, Toronto-based Canada Goose has what it needs to meet demand this year and build up inventory next year, Chief Executive Officer Dani Reiss said in an interview Friday after the company reported earnings.